Commuter Alert: Chain-Reaction Crash Involving Nearly A Dozen Vehicles On Belt Parkway
The crash happened in the westbound lanes approaching the Van Wyck Expressway.
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The crash happened in the westbound lanes approaching the Van Wyck Expressway.
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Traffic was snarled on one of New York City's busiest roadways for several hours after a nasty crash involving a sanitation truck Saturday night.
The 30-year-old firefighter fell to his death while trying to help two people hurt in a car crash on the Mill Basin Bridge late Sunday night in Brooklyn.
Officials say firefighter Steven Pollard slipped through a gap on the Belt Parkway's Mill Basin Bridge and fell more than 50 feet to his death.
Faizal Coto, 33, was found lying next to his damaged car on the Belt Parkway Sunday Morning.
Investigators said 33-year-old Faizal Coto suffered head trauma and was found lying next to his damaged car on the Belt Parkway.
Investigators said the 33-year-old firefighter suffered head trauma and was found lying next to his damaged car.
Police said a silver Volkswagen was driving east in the westbound lanes when it collided with the Honda Accord around 2 a.m. Thursday near Bay 8th Street in Queens.
It happened around 9 a.m. Saturday near the 92nd Street exit in Brooklyn.
Nine people, including several kids, were hurt in a hit-and-run on the Belt Parkway in East New York, Brooklyn early Sunday, involving a car that police said was stolen.
Several people are in custody after the FBI made a car stop on the Belt Parkway near the Verrazano Bridge Sunday evening.
Police on Tuesday released the identity of a man who was struck near the Belt Parkway in southeast Queens and later died.
An early morning crash in Brooklyn is causing some heavy traffic delays on the Belt Parkway
The only lights in that section of the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn come from cars. Some 150 lamp posts between Knapp Street and Flatbush Avenue have been out since the storm hit.
New York City is using cameras to catch speeding drivers now more than ever. They're supposed to help keep pedestrians safe, but some drivers say the city is motivated by something entirely different.
Police are investigating a deadly crash on the Belt Parkway in Queens. The accident occurred near 181st Street around 10:45 p.m. Thursday.
An exit on the Belt Parkway at Flatbush Avenue in far southern Brooklyn was closed Thursday night, after a gas leak erupted.
A woman was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated Monday, after a crash that left her passenger dead in southeast Queens.
The potholes have caused hazardous driving conditions. At one point on Friday, more than a dozen cars were pulled over on the shoulder of the Belt in Mill Basin, Brooklyn.
Potholes have been claiming tire after tire and car after car around the Tri-State area. The situation has gotten so bad that one highway had to be shut down for part of the weekend to undergo repairs.
The DOT said it filled 1,100 potholes Thursday, focusing on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. The swings in temperature have carved out craters in roads across the Tri-State area.
A man was struck and killed early Saturday on the Belt Parkway in southern Brooklyn.
A pileup involving at least 30 vehicles snagged the Gowanus Expressway in southern Brooklyn Tuesday evening, leaving at least eight people with minor injuries, authorities said.
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An off-duty NYPD officer jumped into action when a man was trapped inside a burning car after a severe crash on Long Island.
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's efforts to halt New York's first-in-the-nation congestion fee on drivers entering Manhattan.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced skepticism from both sides of the aisle at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Israel sent troops into Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widened, and some of Iran's Gulf neighbors warned that Iran's retaliatory fire could draw them into the spreading conflict.
New York Attorney General Letitia James' office has ordered NYU Langone Health to resume its Transgender Youth Health Program.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield agreed to temporarily extend their deadline to negotiate a new contract.
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Justin Timberlake is suing Sag Harbor to prevent the release of bodycam video of his 2024 arrest for driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
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The New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 111-95 on Wednesday night for their fifth win in six games.
The Devils dealt the Panthers' playoff hopes another blow by beating the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions 5-1 on Tuesday.
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